Zelenskiy’s US Visit Falls Short as Aid for War Still Stalled
- Congress not likely to approve $61 billion package this year
- Biden warns that failure to help Kyiv would be win for Putin
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with US lawmakers to approve $61 billion in aid vital to his war effort but left Washington with no clear commitment that his most important ally will keep up support as his fight against Russia’s invasion drags toward a third year.
The Ukrainian president appeared resolute as he spoke alongside Joe Biden, who vowed that the US would come through. But those pledges rang hollow as his proposal for financial support next year remained stalled in Congress for the fourth straight month amid Republican demands the White House compromise on the thorny issue of US border security as part of any deal.